Ranunculus acris L.
(Meadow Buttercup)

Interactions where Ranunculus acris is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is parasitised by conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Erysiphe aquilegiae var ranunculi a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe aquilegiae var. ranunculi/Erysiphe aquilegiae var. ranunculia powdery mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercup conidial anamorph parasitises
is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Erysiphe aquilegiae var ranunculi a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe aquilegiae var. ranunculi/Erysiphe aquilegiae var. ranunculia powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercup cleistothecium parasitises
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/IrelandMinor Peronospora ranunculi a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora ranunculi/Peronospora ranunculia downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveMinor sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Puccinia recondita Brown Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia recondita/Puccinia reconditabrown rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercuplive pycnium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Uromyces dactylidis Celandine Clustercup Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces dactylidis/Uromyces dactylidiscelandine clustercup rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercuplive pycnium parasitises live
flower (live) live flower is foodplant of adult UK/Ireland Frankliniella intonsa a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Frankliniella intonsa/Frankliniella intonsaa thripsadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveflower adult feeds on live flower
flower (live) live flower is foodplant of adult UK/Ireland Thrips flavus Yellow Flower-thrips, Honeysuckle Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips flavus/Thrips flavusyellow flower-thrips, honeysuckle thripsadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveflower adult feeds on live flower
flower (live) live flower is foodplant of adult UK/Ireland Thrips major Rubus Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips major/Thrips majorrubus thripsadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveflower adult feeds on live flower
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Phytomyza fallaciosa a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza fallaciosa/Phytomyza fallaciosaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupleaf-mine puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Restricted Phytomyza rydeni a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza rydeni/Phytomyza rydenia leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupleaf-mineSole puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf is mined by larva Phytomyza fallaciosa a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza fallaciosa/Phytomyza fallaciosaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Major Phytomyza notata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza notata/Phytomyza notataa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupleafMajor larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Phytomyza rydeni a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza rydeni/Phytomyza rydenia leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Monophadnus pallescens a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Monophadnus pallescens/Monophadnus pallescensa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by solitary larva Pseudodineura fuscula a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pseudodineura fuscula/Pseudodineura fusculaa sawflysolitarylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupleaf solitary larva mines leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by larva Phytomyza ranunculicola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Three agromyzid flies, Ophiomyia nasuta (Melander, 1913), Phytomyza ranunculicola Hering, 1949 and Phytobia mallochi (Hendel, 1924) (Diptera, Agrmoyzidae) new to Britain, Gibbs, D., 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza ranunculicola/Phytomyza ranunculicolaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveleaf larva mines live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by sporangium UK/IrelandRare Plasmoverna pygmaea a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Plasmoverna pygmaea/Plasmoverna pygmaeaa downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveleafRare sporangium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous caespituli of Ramularia anamorph UK/Ireland Ramularia acris an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia acris/Ramularia acrisan anamorphic fungushypophyllouscaespituliRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveleaf hypophyllous caespituli of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ramularia didyma var didyma s.s. sensu Braun an anamorphic ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia didyma var. didyma s.s. sensu Braun/Ramularia didyma var. didyma s.s. sensu Braunan anamorphic ascomyceteamphigenouscaespituliRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveleaf amphigenous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by usually hypophyllous caespituli of Ramularia anamorph UK/Ireland Ramularia simplex an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia simplex/Ramularia simplexan anamorphic fungususually hypophyllouscaespituliRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveleaf (7-10)usually hypophyllous caespituli of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by erumpent, mostly hypophyllous apothecium Leptotrochila ranunculi a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila ranunculi/Leptotrochila ranunculia discomyceteerumpent, mostly hypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveleaf (10-7)erumpent, mostly hypophyllous apothecium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, in crowded groups aecium Puccinia recondita Brown Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia recondita/Puccinia reconditabrown rusthypophyllous, in crowded groupsaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveleaf hypophyllous, in crowded groups aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by aecium Uromyces dactylidis Celandine Clustercup Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces dactylidis/Uromyces dactylidiscelandine clustercup rustaecium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveleaf (early Spring)aecium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by immersed sorus UK/Ireland Entyloma microsporum a smut fungus Entylomatales: Entylomataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Entylomatales/Entylomataceae/Entyloma microsporum/Entyloma microsporuma smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveleaf (5,) 9-10)immersed sorus parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by immersed sorus UK/IrelandMinor Urocystis ranunculi a smut fungus Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveleafMinor immersed sorus parasitises live leaf
petiole (live) live petiole is parasitised by aecium Uromyces dactylidis Celandine Clustercup Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces dactylidis/Uromyces dactylidiscelandine clustercup rustaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercuplivepetiole (early Spring)aecium parasitises live petiole
petiole (live) live petiole is parasitised by immersed sorus UK/IrelandMinor Urocystis ranunculi a smut fungus Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercuplivepetioleMinor immersed sorus parasitises live petiole
pollen? pollen? is foodplant of adult Bruchus loti a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus loti/Bruchus lotia seed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercuppollen? (1-)summer(-12)adult feeds on pollen?
stem stem is mined by larva Restricted Ophiomyia ranunculicaulis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia ranunculicaulis/Ophiomyia ranunculicaulisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupstemSole larva mines stem
stem stem may house puparium Restricted Ophiomyia ranunculicaulis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia ranunculicaulis/Ophiomyia ranunculicaulisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupstemSole puparium may be found in stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by immersed sorus UK/IrelandMinor Urocystis ranunculi a smut fungus Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis ranunculi/Urocystis ranunculia smut fungusimmersedsorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercuplivestemMinor immersed sorus parasitises live stem

Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Benson, R.B., 1958Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(c), 252pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Gibbs, D., 2006Three agromyzid flies, Ophiomyia nasuta (Melander, 1913), Phytomyza ranunculicola Hering, 1949 and Phytobia mallochi (Hendel, 1924) (Diptera, Agrmoyzidae) new to BritainDipterists Digest (2nd Series) 13: 30-32.
Henderson, D.M., 2004The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants35pp, British Mycological Society
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Kirk, W.D.J., 1996ThripsNaturalists' Handbooks, 25, 70pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRanunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup)
GenusRanunculus (buttercups and crowfoots)
FamilyRANUNCULACEAE (buttercups, crowfoots)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup)

Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup):

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